*I received this book as an eARC from Plum Blossom via Edelweiss. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | GoodreadsTitle: The Blank Page: How a Piece of Paper Connects to Everything
Author: Alberto Blanco
Illustrator: Rob Wilson
Upcoming Release Date: September 22, 2020
Synopsis: Is a blank page really blank? Poet Alberto Blanco pulls back the curtain and illuminates all of the elements hidden in a single piece of paper: the tree it was made from, the rain and sun that allowed the tree to grow, and the people that created it. An enlightening read for readers young and old, it soon becomes clear that a blank page contains the whole cosmos.
Review: What goes into a piece of paper? This picture book makes children think. They'll think about where many things come from and what all goes into them and what they provide for others. From the trees that will become paper to the people who chop them down to the animals who find protection in the trees to the nutrients the tree needs to survive. Everything has a history and is connected to other things. The story ends by grounding the reader back to the book that they're holding, going full circle.
Upcoming Release Date: September 22, 2020
Synopsis: Is a blank page really blank? Poet Alberto Blanco pulls back the curtain and illuminates all of the elements hidden in a single piece of paper: the tree it was made from, the rain and sun that allowed the tree to grow, and the people that created it. An enlightening read for readers young and old, it soon becomes clear that a blank page contains the whole cosmos.
In The Blank Page, acclaimed Mexican poet Alberto Blanco inspires children and adults to keep looking deeper, to never take things at face value. Charming illustrations by Rob Moss Wilson portray a world that slowly comes to life in a single sheet of paper: first the tree, then the forest, then the people are discovered, revealing the whole interrelated ecosystem of our world. As Blanco says: "Where nothing happens, there is a miracle we are not seeing."
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Review: What goes into a piece of paper? This picture book makes children think. They'll think about where many things come from and what all goes into them and what they provide for others. From the trees that will become paper to the people who chop them down to the animals who find protection in the trees to the nutrients the tree needs to survive. Everything has a history and is connected to other things. The story ends by grounding the reader back to the book that they're holding, going full circle.
This picture book is such an interesting thought exercise. I love how it encourages children to think about the world around them in a different way. I give this book a 4/5.
--PAUL
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